Art Museum of the Americas

Art Museum of the Americas, located in Washington, D.C., was the first art museum in the United States primarily devoted to exhibiting works of modern and contemporary art from Latin America and the Caribbean.

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Type: Museum
Description: art museum in Washington, D.C.
Address: 201 18th Street Northwest, Washington, DC

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Mall and Washington Monument.

National Mall

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The National Mall, a national park, is a famous 2-mile-long tree-lined, pedestrian-friendly boulevard in Washington, D.C. stretching from the Capitol Building in the east to the Lincoln Memorial and Potomac River on the west.

Washington Monument

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The Washington Monument is a 555-foot tall obelisk on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., built to commemorate George Washington, a Founding Father of the United States and the nation's first president. Washington Monument is situated 2,200 feet southeast of Art Museum of the Americas.

The Oval Office

Government office

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The Oval Office is the formal working space of the president of the United States at the White House in Washington, D.C. Part of the Executive Office of the President, it is located at the southeast corner of the West Wing. The Oval Office is situated 2,000 feet northeast of Art Museum of the Americas.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Golden Triangle and Foggy Bottom.

Golden Triangle

Neighborhood

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The Golden Triangle is a neighborhood and business improvement district in Washington, D.C., United States. Covering 43 blocks, it encompasses the western part of Washington's central business district, running from the front yard of the White House's north side to Dupont Circle and from 16th Street NW to 21st Street NW and including sections of K Street and Connecticut Avenue.

Foggy Bottom

Suburb

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Foggy Bottom is a neighborhood of Washington, D.C., United States, located in the city's northwest quadrant. It stretches west of the White House towards the Potomac River, north of the National Mall, east of Georgetown, south of the West End neighborhood and west of Downtown.

Downtown

Suburb

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Downtown is the central business district of Washington, D.C., located in Northwest D.C. It is the third largest central business district in the United States.

Art Museum of the Americas

Categories: art museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.89285° or 38° 53′ 34″ north

Longitude

-77.04149° or 77° 2′ 29″ west

Elevation

20 feet (6 metres)

Wheelchair access

limited

Open location code

87C4VXV5+4C

OpenStreetMap ID

way 65780890

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

GeoNames ID

4137599

Wikidata ID

Q4796989

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In Other Languages

From Egyptian Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Art Museum of the Americas” goes by many names.

Egyptian Arabic: “متحف الفن للامريكتين”
Italian: “Art Museum of the Americas”
Polish: “Art Museum of the Americas”
Russian: “Музей искусств Америки”
Russian: “Художественный музей Америки”
Urdu: “امریکین کا فنی عجائب گھر”
Western Panjabi: “امریکین دا فنی عجائب گھر”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as The West End and Penn Quarter.

Nearby Places

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